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| Location | Western terminus of Elmwood Ave., Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°0′34″N 81°3′15″W / 34.00944°N 81.05417°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1872, 1899 |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001573[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1995 |
Randolph Cemetery is a historic cemetery for African-Americans in Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1872 and expanded in 1899. It was named for Benjamin F. Randolph (1820–1868), who was reburied at the cemetery in 1871. Randolph was a militia leader protecting African Americans when he was assassinated. A memorial in his honor and for other African-American leaders killed was erected[when?].[2] Gravemarkers include both manufactured and vernacular homemade varieties. The cemetery holds eight Reconstruction Era state legislators.[3][4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Grenier, Katherine Haldane; Mushal, Amanda R. (2020). Cultures of Memory in the Nineteenth Century: Consuming Commemoration. Springer Nature. ISBN 9783030376475. Retrieved Jan 4, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Karen Nickless (May 1994). "Randolph Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Randolph Cemetery, Richland County (Elmwood Ave., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.